Hoe.



J. M. WARDLOW.

. E- APPLICATION FILED DEC. 16, 1913.

1,095,756. Patented May 5, 191

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UNITE S JAMES M. WARDLOW, OF ADA, OKLAHOMA.

HOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, E914.

Application filed December 16, 1913. 7 Serial No. 807,067.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES M. IVARoLow, acitizen of the United States, residing at Ada, in the county of Pontotocand State of .Oklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements inHoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hoes, and it has for its object to provide asimple and efiicient construction whereby blades of various kinds andsizes may be interchangeably applied to and connected with a handle.

A further object of the invention is to produce a blade supporting headof simple and improved construction, whereby a blade may be supported atvarious angles with respect to the handle carrying the head.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple, durable andefiicient handle attachment adapted to be securely connected with thehandle and adapted to have a blade detachably connected therewith.

\Vith these and other ends in view which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of partswhich will be hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawing has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of. the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitationis necessarily made to the precise structural details therein exhibited,but that changes, alterations and modifica tions within the scope of theclaims may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawing,'Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hoe constructed inaccordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a front end view of the same.Fig. 3 is a top plan view. Fig. 4 is a sectional detail view, enlarged,taken on the line 44 in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a perspective detail viewshowing the component parts of the device separated from each other.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by likecharacters of refsides with longitudinal slots 18 which extend from thehead to the rearward extremity of the sleeve.

19 designates a fork having a forwardly extending threaded bolt portion20 which is adapted to lie partly within the sleeve with its forward endprojecting through and beyond the face 17, the limbs or side members ofthe fork being accommodated in the slots 18 of the sleeve. An ordinarywooden handle 21 is adapted to be inserted within the sleeve between thelimbs or side members of the fork 19, said handle being secured byfastening members, such as nails or tacks driven through the sidemembers of the fork and also through the solid portions of the sleeveintermediate the slots 18, said fastening member being seen at 22. Thebolt portion 20 of the fork which projects beyond the face of the head16 is provided with a nut 23, with a wedge-shaped washer 24 which, wheninposition, will present one face at substantially right angles to theaxis of the bolt, and with a headplate 25 having at the upper edgethereof a flange 26 adapted to engage and be seated in the recess 27 atthe upper edge of the head 16.

In connection with the improved attaching device a plurality of blades Bare provided, several such blades of different dimensions being shown inFig. 5. These blades may be of various dimensions and of any desiredshape or contour, each blade being provided on the rear face thereofadjacent to its upper edge with spaced plates or flanges 28adapted toreceive the head 16 between them to prevent a rocking movement of theblade when placed in position. Each blade is also provided intermediatethe plates 28 with a notch 29 adapted to engage the bolt portion 20without necessity for en tirely removing the nut, the head plate and thewasher when a blade is to be detached or replaced. In assembling theimproved device for operation, the fork 19 is placed on the handle,together with the sleeve 15, with which it cooperates to form a ferruleor socket in which one end of the handle is accommodated. The washer 2d,the head plate 25 and the nut 23 are next successively mounted on thebolt portion 20 in the order named, after which, butbefore tighteningthe nut, a blade is adjusted between the face 17 of the head 16 and thewedgeshaped washer 24, or between the latter and the head plate 25,according to whether it be desired to mount the blade obliquely orsubstantially at right angles with respect to the axis of the handle.The head 16 will be included between the plates 28 of the blade whichwill thus be prevented from rocking about the axis of the bolt, and thenut 23 is finally tightened so as to assemble the parts securelytogether. It will be readily seen that in order to replace the bladewith another one or to change the position of the blade, it is onlynecessary to loosen the nut, thus permitting the blade to be slipped outfrom its present position, after which it or another blade may bereplaced in the desired position and secured by simply retightening thenut.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:-

1. In a device of the class described, a sleeve having a head, a forkassociated with the sleeve and, having a threaded shank extendingthrough and beyond the head, and fastening means on the shank.

In a device of the class described, a sleeve having a head and providedwith longitudinal slots extending rearwardly of the head, a forkengaging the slots and having a threaded shank extending through andbeyond the head, and fastening means 30 on said shank.

3. In adevice of the class described, a socket member including a sleevehaving a head, and a fork having a threaded shank extending through andbeyond the head, 35

fastening means on said shank, in combination with a blade provided witha notch to engage the shank and with flange plates to receive the headbetween them.

In a device of the class described, a 40 sleeve having a head providedwith an inclined face and with a recess along its upper edge, a forkengaging the sleeve and having a threaded shank extending through andbeyond the head, a head plate on the shank 45 having a flange engagingthe recess in the head, and a tightening nut on the shank; incombination with a blade having a notch to engage the shank and providedwith flange plates to receive the head therebeto Copies of this patentmay be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner ofPatents,

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